Auris is Toyota’s Focus-sized hatchback. It now occupies the place in the range which once belonged to the Corolla – the car it replaces. It’s available in three and five-doors with a choice of two petrol and three diesel engines. It’s exceptionally well built, comfortable, easy to drive and comes with a good level of equipment. It does, however, ultimately lack an X-factor that makes it stand out ahead of the Vauxhall Astra or Ford Focus. But this is a competent car in every area: a car that you buy with your head, not with your heart.